Metal vehicle-wheel.



THOMAS E. MURRAY, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

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Specification of Letters Patent. @Patgnb Miu', 27, 191'?, Original application led February 193, 1916, Serial No. 79,050.- Divided andthis application illed June 2a,

1916. Serial No. 106,313.

hicle-Wheels, of which the following 'is a,

and also the means for preventing lateral displacement of the tire on said rim.

This application is a division of my application for Metal Vehicle Wheels, Serial N o. 79,050, tiled February 18, 1916.

In the accompanying.drawings-qd Figure 1 is a face elevation of one-half of a wheel embodying my inventionf-I Fig. 2 shows in perspective and separately one of the tubular spokes. Fig. 3 shows the rim in transverse 4 section with the spoke united thereto. end of the spoke in contact with the annular rib on the under side .of the rim before welding. Fig. 5 shows the same after welding. Fig. 6 is a plan view of one of the spoke flange plates.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

The spokes A are tubular, and each is united to the hub B in' any well known way. The rim C is of U-shaped cross section, having a flat bottom and-side flanges. On'the under side of said rim are spot-Weldeda plurality ot plates D, corresponding in f in. Fig. passed D are 'plates D may be lirst welded to the rim C vto the circular rib E:

'and said Fig. 4 shows-in section the outer" In testimony whereof signature 1n presenceo number tov the spokes A. On each plate is of said plate, acircular ribV E.A The ends of the spokes register with saidV ribs, as shown 4. When a welding current is rib, the rib'is fused,- and the spoke and plate thus united, as shown in Fig. 5. |The and the spokes then applied, as described, or the plates D may be Vfirst applied to the' spokes and welded, plates afterward welded upon the rim. p v

Upon the U-shaped rim C, li' place a circular band Fwhich is welded to the flanges of said rim.l fianged'plate G which receives the tire H.

' @n said band is an annular Lateral movement of the plate G on band F .is prevented by pins I entering said band andthe rim flanges..

I claim:

1. A vehicleV wheel, `comprising tubular spokes, a plateiwelded to the outer end of each spoke to close said end and to form a flange around the-same, and'a rim; the said plate being secured to said rim.

' 2. A; vehiclel wheel, comprisin tubular spokes, a rim,'and, on the inner si e of said rim, annular ribs registering with and weldedto the outer butt ends 'of said spokes.

l have -alTixed/my two witnesses. 'i

THGMAS E. MURRAY.

,Witnessesa GERTRUDE T. PORTER, Mar T MGGA'RRY.

, formed, preferably by striking' up the metal through the joint between spoke and 

